diff --git a/pkg/dns/provider/entry.go b/pkg/dns/provider/entry.go
index 2c669a58..b4fd7910 100644
--- a/pkg/dns/provider/entry.go
+++ b/pkg/dns/provider/entry.go
@@ -476,10 +476,6 @@ func (this *EntryVersion) Setup(logger logger.LogContext, state *state, p *Entry
 	}
 
 	spec, targets, warnings, verr := validate(logger, state, this, p)
-	if p.provider != nil && spec.TTL != nil {
-		this.status.TTL = spec.TTL
-	}
-
 	if verr != nil {
 		hello.Infof(logger, "validation failed: %s", verr)
 
@@ -491,6 +487,10 @@ func (this *EntryVersion) Setup(logger logger.LogContext, state *state, p *Entry
 
 	hello.Infof(logger, "validation ok")
 
+	if p.provider != nil && spec.TTL != nil {
+		this.status.TTL = spec.TTL
+	}
+
 	if this.IsDeleting() {
 		logger.Infof("update state to %s", api.STATE_DELETING)
 		this.status.State = api.STATE_DELETING
diff --git a/test/integration/entryLivecycle_test.go b/test/integration/entryLivecycle_test.go
index d7d7201d..ef8a4a92 100644
--- a/test/integration/entryLivecycle_test.go
+++ b/test/integration/entryLivecycle_test.go
@@ -312,4 +312,28 @@ var _ = Describe("EntryLivecycle", func() {
 		err = testEnv.DeleteProviderAndSecret(pr)
 		Ω(err).ShouldNot(HaveOccurred())
 	})
+
+	It("handles entry with invalid domain name correctly", func() {
+		pr, domain, _, err := testEnv.CreateSecretAndProvider("inmemory.mock", 0)
+		Ω(err).ShouldNot(HaveOccurred())
+
+		defer testEnv.DeleteProviderAndSecret(pr)
+
+		setSpec := func(e *v1alpha1.DNSEntry) {
+			e.Spec.DNSName = fmt.Sprintf("invalid-*.%s", domain)
+			e.Spec.Targets = []string{"1.2.3.4"}
+		}
+		e0, err := testEnv.CreateEntryGeneric(0, setSpec)
+		Ω(err).ShouldNot(HaveOccurred())
+
+		checkProvider(pr)
+
+		Ω(testEnv.AwaitEntryInvalid(e0.GetName())).ShouldNot(HaveOccurred())
+
+		err = testEnv.DeleteEntryAndWait(e0)
+		Ω(err).ShouldNot(HaveOccurred())
+
+		err = testEnv.DeleteProviderAndSecret(pr)
+		Ω(err).ShouldNot(HaveOccurred())
+	})
 })